CU’s Bohn: No expansion talk with Pac-10

Every day, it seems, a new rumor pops up regarding the probable expansion of the Big Ten Conference. But it remains, as journalists like to say, all quiet on the western front.

I talked late Tuesday afternoon with Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn and he told me that there has been no conversation between CU and the Pac-10 Conference regarding Pac-10 expansion. It has been speculated for months that CU and Utah would be likely candidates if the Pac-10 elects to add members.

“Nothing happening,” Bohn told me.

Earlier this week, a radio station in Kansas City reported that the Big Ten has invited Nebraska, Missouri, Notre Dame and perhaps Rutgers. The Big Ten and the schools mentioned denied the rumor.

Bohn said he did not believe the report out of Kansas City had any merit.

Bohn and other Big 12 athletic directors, along with Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe, met with their Pac-10 counterparts last week in Phoenix to discuss collaborating on future television contracts and other ventures.

Apparently, expansion possibilities were not on the agenda. Not publicly, anyway.

Things could change. Some say the Pac-10 is in no hurry to expand. Others say the Pac-10 likely will make a move after the Big Ten’s expansion plans are announced. Stay tuned.